Money Smart Week Event April 19-25, 2015

Money Smart Week Essay Contest

Deadline to Enter and has to be post marked or emailed by April 9, 2015

 Open to all Students in Grades 6-8 in West Virginia Only

Please answer this three part question- see typing instruction after the question.

What do you plan to do after high school-attend college, take vocational training, join the military or another choice? Will you continue to live with family or relocate to achieve your goals?  What financial decisions do you need to make to prepare for your future?

Essay must be only one page, double-spaced, 1-inch page margins, 12 point New Times Roman font.  Essay MUST HAVE SIGN UP SHEET ATTACHED completely filled out. GO TO www.juniorachievementofwv.com for Sign Up Sheet Forms.

Winning students from each grade and a grand prize winner will receive a Smart 529 College Savings Account and a gift card from AMAZON.

 Please email or mail no later than April 9, 2015. 

If you are mailing please send a message to reed.sally@gmail.com so that we know that it will be mailed to us.

For questions please call Sally Snyder, at 304-346-9753

Mail essays to:

  Junior Achievement of WV 

  1700 MacCorkle Ave SE

   Charleston, WV  25314

Courtesy:

Robert “Joey” Wiseman Jr.

Assistant Director

    Instructional Materials

    Social Studies

WVDE Office of Secondary Learning

Building 6 Room 603

1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East

Charleston, WV 25305-0330

304.558.5325 P

304.558.1834 F

wvde.state.wv.us

Social Studies:  wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/

Instructional Materials: wvde.state.wv.us/materials/

“The struggle of today is not altogether for today — it is for a vast future also”    Abraham Lincoln

On behalf of:  Carolyn Wyrsch

A Wonderful Summer Opportunity 
The Marshall Immersion Workshop, July 20 – 24, 2015

“A Visionary Adventure across Continents”

The George C. Marshall International Center announces the 13th Annual Marshall Immersion Workshop, promising an exciting professional and collegial experience for high school-level American and world history teachers, and social studies supervisors.

Once participants arrive for the workshop, all expenses are paid; further, participants receive free materials and 35 re-certification points.
The workshop focuses on the far-reaching impact of the European Recovery Program (ERP) commonly known as “The Marshall Plan.”  The week-long program begins at the Marshall House, Marshall’s museum home in Leesburg, VA. Using a series of primary documents from the Truman Library and the Marshall Archives, participants will gain a better understanding of the life and remarkable legacy of Secretary of State Marshall, specifically his significant role in securing the passage of the ERP.

Through a partnership developed with the United States Department of State, participants will have the unique opportunity to experience an afternoon of learning at the department’s United States Diplomacy Center in Washington, D.C., and will have a tour of the historic diplomatic reception rooms there.

Teachers will complete the week at the Marshall Museum and Library in Lexington, Virginia. There they will study original documents related to Marshall’s leadership in World War II and the post-war, including his personal copy of the June 5 Harvard speech outlining the key concepts of the ERP.

In addition to the planned ten participants from the United States, it is expected that five teachers from European countries such as Austria and Germany will be participating in the workshop.  This will provide an opportunity for an exchange of ideas and perspectives regarding how the workshop materials and content might benefit each teacher’s specific classroom instruction.

Please make this information available to the membership of your organization through such methods as you may deem appropriate, such as newsletters, website, e-mail, etc.  The attached document contains more complete descriptive details, the benefits and requirements of the workshop, as well as an application form.  Persons interested in applying may use the attachment or may also simply log onto the George C. Marshall International Center website at www.georgecmarshall.org.

If there is a specific person within your organization, other than the person to whom this e-mail was addressed, who serves as a contact point for this type of program, I would very much appreciate their name, e-mail address and telephone number for future correspondence.

The application deadline is March 17, 2015. For questions, please email me at cwyrsch@georgecmarshall.org.

Sincerely,

Carolyn I. Wyrsch
Workshop Co-Director

Instructional Materials: wvde.state.wv.us/materials/

February is African American History Month

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.

As a Harvard-trained historian, Carter G. Woodson, like W. E. B. Du Bois before him, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice. His hopes to raise awareness of African American’s contributions to civilization was realized when he and the organization he founded, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), conceived and announced Negro History Week in 1925. The event was first celebrated during a week in February 1926 that encompassed the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The response was overwhelming: Black history clubs sprang up; teachers demanded materials to instruct their pupils; and progressive whites, not simply white scholars and philanthropists, stepped forward to endorse the effort.

By the time of Woodson’s death in 1950, Negro History Week had become a central part of African American life and substantial progress had been made in bringing more Americans to appreciate the celebration. At mid–century, mayors of cities nationwide issued proclamations noting Negro History Week. The Black Awakening of the 1960s dramatically expanded the consciousness of African Americans about the importance of black history, and the Civil Rights movement focused Americans of all color on the subject of the contributions of African Americans to our history and culture.

The celebration was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” That year, fifty years after the first celebration, the association held the first African American History Month. By this time, the entire nation had come to recognize the importance of Black history in the drama of the American story. Since then each American president has issued African American History Month proclamations. And the association—now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)—continues to promote the study of Black history all year.

(Excerpt from an essay by Daryl Michael Scott, Howard University, for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History)

Executive and Legislative Documents

The Law Library of Congress has compiled guides to commemorative observations, including a comprehensive inventory of thePublic Laws, Presidential Proclamations and congressional resolutions related to African American History Month.

• African American History Month .GOV

http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/

Below are just a few more resources:

• Black History Month: Everything You Need

Meet African American icons, leaders, activists, and inventors with these teaching resources.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/unit/black-history-month-everything-you-need

• Friends of Blackwater(“FOB”) is pleased to have added the J. R. Clifford Project to its range of programs that includes heritage education and environmental preservation programs.  A key element of their work is to build awareness and support for the JR Clifford lesson plans in schools around the state. Lesson plans can be downloaded from www.jrclifford.org. J. R. Clifford (1848-1933), West Virginia’s first African American attorney, is among twelve Civil Rights Pioneers announced as honorees on a 2009 Commemorative Stamp sheet issued by the United States Postal Service.
• Digital History – Virtual Exhibitions

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/exhibits.cfm

• PBS American Experience Eyes on the Prize America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/

• African American History Month .GOV

http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/

Attached you will find the Test Day Tips for taking the Golden Horseshoe Online Multiple Choice Test.  Note that these tips will also work with the practice tests that students have access to until February 23.  Please remember that the practice tests simulate the actual test so students will be asked to wait until the test administrator verbally gives the all clear to begin testing.

If you have any questions regarding this email, please contact me at vbarron@k12.wv.us or 304-558-5325.  Thank you and have a great day!

Respectfully,

Veronica

Veronica Barron

Secretary III-A

WVDE Office of Secondary Learning

1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East

Building 6 Room 603

Charleston, WV 25305-0330

304.558.5325 P

304.558.1834 F

wvde.state.wv.us

Secondary Learning:  wvde.state.wv.us/instruction/

Social Studies:  wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/

Instructional Materials:  wvde.state.wv.us/materials/

 The Golden Horseshoe Test will not be administered through Acuity this year, instead it will be on the WebTop.  Practice Test is loaded and ready on WebTop.

Please make sure all schools who administer the Golden Horseshoe test have obtained their 8^th grade students WebTop login.  They are automatically generated and should be able to be accessed through the building principal or county technology specialist.  If the county technology specialist cannot access them please have them contact Chris Casto at chris.casto@k12.wv.us or Robert McCoy at rmccoy@k12.wv.us.  Do not have classroom teachers contact Chris or Robert because they will not be able to access the needed information.  Private and home school students will still have to register as they did in the past.

If you have any questions regarding this please contact me at vbarron@k12.wv.us or 304-558-5325.  Thank you and have a great day!

Respectfully,

Veronica

Veronica Barron

Secretary III-A

WVDE Office of Secondary Learning

Overview: 

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**CLICK HERE FOR 2015 ENTRY FORMS AND CONTEST RULES**

On behalf of:  

Gina Long Joynes

Deputy Treasurer, Communications

The Office of West Virginia Treasurer John D. Perdue

304-341-0758 (office)

www.wvtreasury.com

gina.joynes@wvsto.com.

On Behalf of

Joey Wiseman, Assistant Director

Office of Secondary Learning

Online Portion of the Golden Horseshoe Test – Username and Password

The West Virginia Department of Education has created a platform to host the Golden Horseshoe Test online.  We hope to have it fully functional mid-to-late month.  To begin preparations for online testing, all students will need to be able log into WebTop to access the test.  WebTop accounts for all students are automatically generated.  Login and passwords are accessible by designated individuals within the RESAs and counties.  This information can be exported in a CSV format using the WebTop admin app.  If you need help accessing this information please contact Chris Casto at chris.casto@k12.wv.us or Robert McCoy atrmccoy@k12.wv.us.

Home-school and private-school registration has not changed.  The registration form is accessible online at http://wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/goldenhorseshoe.html.  Because of the changes in the platform, we would prefer if all home-school and private-school registration be submitted by January 30, 2015.

Practice Essays Questions and Practice Multiple Choice Test Items

Practice essay questions are located on the WVDE Social Studies website’s Golden Horseshoe webpage, http://wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/goldenhorseshoe.html.  Practice multiple choice tests are already available for students on the Acuity Platform.  As in the past, students are the only individuals who have access to the online multiple choice practice tests.  There is a printable practice multiple choice test that can be found on the Golden Horseshoe webpage (link above).

Essay Portion of the Golden Horseshoe Test

Each year the Golden Horseshoe test includes an essay question.  For the sake of the time required to read the essays, the essay portion of the test must be given on February 10, 2015.  The essay test question will be sent to the county contacts two weeks prior to February 10.  County coordinators are responsible for distributing the essay question to all of the students in their county including private schools.

Remember that home-school students will be coming to their home public school to take both portions of the test.  Make sure they are made aware of the time they need to report.  The essay tests will be gathered by county coordinators and returned to the Office of Secondary Learning by February 20, 2015.  Please remember that there is no make-up day for either portion of the test and students are not required to complete the essay portion in order to take the online multiple-choice portion.

Online Portion of the Golden Horseshoe Test

The multiple-choice portion of the test will be delivered online to your students on your assigned test date.  These dates are posted on the Golden Horseshoe Page each year prior to the beginning of the school year. If there is a snow day or delay please contact us to reschedule if necessary.  If there are technical or internet issues please have the school contact us directly as soon as possible.  All students in a given county must take the online portion on the same day because all counties do not take the same exam.

Confidentiality Agreement

Confidentiality agreements for both the essay and online test can be found on the WVDE Social Studies website’s Golden Horseshoe webpage (listed above).  Anyone who administers any portion of the Golden Horseshoe Test must complete the appropriate confidentiality agreement and return it to the Office of Secondary Learning to be filed along with the absentee rosters.  The confidentiality agreement for the Golden Horseshoe Essay Test portion may be returned to the WVDE with the essays.  The confidentiality agreement for the Golden Horseshoe Online Multiple Choice Test portion will need to be completed and sent to the WVDE via fax, email attachment or hard copy a minimum of three days before the county is scheduled to test.  We recommend that you have all the teachers and test administrators complete the confidentiality agreement on an ISE day to make sure all teachers and test administrators are familiar with the testing regulations.

Absentee Rosters

Absentee rosters must also be completed each time either the essay or online test is given.  The roster must list the names of all the students who were absent from testing or choose not to take the test.  If all students are present, please write no absences or none on the absentee roster.  Absentee rosters may be returned via fax (304-558-1834) or email (vbarron@k12.wv.us).  Any student whose name is on an absentee roster is ineligible for the Golden Horseshoe Award.

Upcoming Dates

Contact

Additional information can be found on the Golden Horseshoe webpage at http://wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/goldenhorseshoe.html.  Please call Joey Wiseman or Veronica Barron at 304-558-5325 or by email at rjwisema@k12.wv.us or vbarron@k12.wv.us.

If you have any questions regarding this email, please contact me at vbarron@k12.wv.us or 304-558-5325.  Thank you and have a great day!

Respectfully,

Veronica

Veronica Barron

Secretary III-A

WVDE Office of Secondary Learning

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Golden Horseshoe Notes

2014 – 2015

Please find below a review of important information for the Golden Horseshoe Exams.

1. Be sure that the 8^th grade WV History class roster is correctly entered into WVEIS. The state will be periodically pulling the class roster. No paper copies of class rosters should be sent to Joey Wiseman. All rosters need to be electronic.

2. All 8^th grade students should be afforded the opportunity to take the Golden Horseshoe test, however, taking the Golden Horseshoe test is optional. Students should not be forced to take the test nor should they be denied from taking the test.

3. The WV History teacher cannot administer the Golden Horseshoe online test on March 4, 2015. Therefore, you will need to assign another test proxy. This could be a counselor, another content area teacher, etc. Please remember the test proxy will need to be trained in the administration of the Golden Horseshoe online test. Please do not wait until the day of the test to train the test proxy. The WV History teacher may administer the essay portion of the test on February 10, 2015.

4. There is a confidentiality agreement for each test. The confidentiality agreement must be completed by each test administrator (for the essay and the online test) and these need to be sent to me no later than February 13, 2015. Remember the essay test is on February 10, 2015. If the teacher is absent and a substitute is required on the day of the test, the substitute must complete a confidentiality agreement.

5. The WVEIS identification number is both the username and password. This identification number will allow the student access to the practice test and to the actual online test.

6. Please make sure the student information is correctly entered into WVEIS. The state will use this information to send packets to the winners. May 1, 2015 is the Golden Horseshoe Ceremony in Charleston. I will also be recognizing the winners during one of our county board meetings. More information on that will be forthcoming.

7. It is the responsibility of the parents of home-schooled students to contact the school if they wish to have their child participate. Principals will need to email an electronic spreadsheet to Joey Wiseman with the information on the home-schooled student because you will not have that information in WVEIS due to the fact these students are not enrolled in your school. Do not put homeschooled student into WVEIS. Once a home-schooled student declares interest in the test, the principal will inform the parent of the dates of the tests and will make accommodations for the student to come to school to take the test. The home-schooled student must take the online test and the essay test on the assigned dates at your school.

8. Private schools must email Joey Wiseman student information electronically on a spreadsheet. It is my understanding that Joey will send usernames and passwords to you. So don’t delay in getting your student information to Joey so that your students may begin studying/practicing for the test.

9. Please be reminded that if you have students who have an IEP or a LEP with accommodations listed, you must honor those accommodations. If you have students who need large print or braille, please let me know no later than January 3, 2015.

10. If your contact information should change please let me know immediately so that you and your school will not miss out on important information.

11. If you should have any technology difficulties on the day of the online test, please contact Bob Hollandsworth immediately. If the problem is not resolved I need to know immediately to let the state know. The state is the only one who can reschedule the online test. Chances are the next day back to school the test will be given. If there should be a snow day the state is the only one to reschedule the online test.

12. If we should have a snow day on the day of the essay then the essay will be given the next day back to school. If you have a 2 hour delay, the essay test will still be administered. The essay is used for the tie breaker. The essay can only be one page in length. The essay is disqualified if it is more than one page.

13. There are no makeup days for either test. Please let your students be aware of this.

14. Absentee rosters need to be used for those students who are absent on the day of each test. The absentee roster needs to be submitted to the state.

15. Don’t send confidentiality agreements, essays, or absentee rosters by way of van. They can either be dropped off or mailed to my attention. I should have both confidentiality agreements, essays, and the essay absentee roster no later than February 13, 2015 so that I can mail them to WVDE.

16. If you should have any questions please feel free to contact me mafreema@k12.wv.us or George Sumner gsumner@k12.wv.us.

Remember to check your WV History WVEIS roster for accuracy.

Thank you and Good Luck!

Mary Ann Freeman

Director of Federal programs

Fayette County Board of Education

111 Fayette Avenue

Fayetteville, WV 25840-1219

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West Virginia

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ABOUT MH3WV

West Virginians are proud to be West Virginians. West Virginians, whether by birth or choice, whether current resident or “not-for-now,” all have a unique love for their state.

It may be impossible to find a song about West Virginia that does not include the word “Home.” When traveling, or moving to another place, we West Virginians will look for other people or things that remind us of Home. When crossing the state line – whether over a river or a mountain, between the mountains, or even through a mountain – and the sign says “Welcome to Wild and Wonderful West Virginia,” it really means “Welcome Home!”

This is the spirit that helped create MH3WV. It is a non-profit organization with a specific purpose:   “To support and enhance the teaching of West Virginia Studies.” We are independent and not part of any of the organizations to which we have internet links, but have gathered information to support our purpose.

This website is the first part. Here will be found dozens of links to WV and US websites, and more than a few YouTube videos, all showcasing the diversity of our hills, our heritage and our home. It will be constantly updated, never really finished, and we will highlight changes on the home page in the “What’s New” section. Whether you are a student, a teacher, or someone just wanting to learn more, this website can be your “One Stop Start” for West Virginia Studies.

There is more to come: a Facebook page, and Instagram (because that is where the young folks are, at least for now), perhaps Twitter and other social media. Items for the classroom will be developed as we receive feedback. See the contact page or email ej@mh3wv.org.

– June 20, 2014

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MH3WV – “The One Stop Start” for West Virginia Studies – was inspired, in part, by a series of short radio programs from the 1950s and early 1960s in Kanawha County on WCHS, produced with the Junior League of Charleston and Kanawha County Schools, variously called Know Your State, Exploring Your State, or simply, Your State. Along with similar programs, Our Musical Heritage and Musical Pictures, many of the audio programs and printed materials are available on a website. A more complete story is there.

Thanks to:

• all the national and WV state agencies to which we have links, because their work preserves our history and culture, and makes that information easily available to everyone, including students in WV Studies
• the other, mostly non-profit, organizations to which we have links
• individuals and organizations who have posted YouTube videos
• students, faculty and staff of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law Clinic of the West Virginia University College of Law
• Morgantown Printing and Binding
• WV Division of Culture and History
• MyRadioNetwork.us

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We will not link to any websites that are commercial or political in nature, nor to any that have an abundance of advertising, unless specifically noted as such.  Sponsors/donors of MH3WV (“The One Stop Start” for WV) will be identified as such; their small logos may also appear on printed materials.  We try not to add any additional commercialism to the classroom.

We will not share any personally identifiable information, such as names, email addresses, etc. with any other organization.

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